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  Sept. 26, 1959: Dahanayake becomes Sri Lanka premier after assassination of S.W.R.D. Bandranaike
  Education minister Wijayananda Dahanayake, a former Marxist turned anti-Communist, succeeds S.W.R.D. Bandaranike, who was assassinated on Sept. 25, 1959
  

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The New York Times Sept. 27, 1959 Page A1 907 words Ceylon Appoints Anti-red Premier Education Chief Succeeds Bandaranaike -- Nation Is Calm After Murder By Paul Grimes Article begins: COLOMBO, Ceylon, Sept. 26 A stanch anti-Communist was sworn in today as Prime Minister of Ceylon to succeed S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, who died of wounds inflicted by an assassin yesterday. See full story in PDF format (a PDF file will launch; your computer must have free Adobe Acrobat)

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